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Archived News:
The Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3 Raven Shield site
(thanks Frans) describes a glitch with today's patch, with word on when to
expect a fix: An incompatibility has been found regarding the
unlocking of custom missions between campaigns saved prior to version 1.4 and
those saved with version 1.4. This problem prevents players from playing solo
maps that they have unlocked in campaign mode with a version prior to 1.4 in the
custom mission mode in version 1.4. It doesn't affect multiplayer maps or
multiplayer play. There is no workaround but a fix has already been found and
will be included in patch 1.41, due out next Tuesday. New campaigns played with
version 1.4 will unlock maps without a problem and the maps will be available in
custom missions. Campaigns saved with a version prior to 1.4 will continue
working in version 1.4.
- EVE
There's an EVE
Q&A on EveGate talking with CCP about in-game events in their
science fiction MMORPG, and their impact upon players.
- Restricted Area
GameGossip's
Restricted Area Q&A is another conversation with Jan Beuck, who
offers some very detailed answers to their questions about Master Creating's
upcoming action RPG.
- Shadow Magic
Gaming Illustrated's
Age of Wonders Shadow Magic Q&A talks with Lennart Sas of Triumph
Studios about the Age of Wonder 2 sequel, discussing how they are
looking to build upon the strengths of the game's predecessors.
- Dragon Empires
RPG Vault's
Dragon Empires Q&A #31 is online, finding still more new questions
to pose to Peter Tyson of Codemasters about their upcoming MMORPG. Today's
topic is the game's quest system.
- The Great Escape
Computer and Video Games'
The Great Escape Q&A talks with Patrick O'Luanaigh about their
movie-based game in which the player will spend time "sneaking around,
hugging the shadows, taking out the guards, knocking them out, dragging them
into the shadows, throwing bottles to distract guards, peeking round corners,"
in addition to the action and combat. Thanks Frans.
- Rome: Total War
The
Rome: Total War Q&A on Computer and Video Games (thanks Frans) talks
with Creative Assembly's Ian Roxburg about the upcoming installment in their
Total War series. Along the way they discuss how this game will differ from
its predecessors, and origins of some of the more unusual things the game
will include, like incendiary pigs.
- SimCity 4: Rush Hour
The SimCity 4 Rush Hour
Q&A on ActionTrip talks with Maxis about the upcoming Rush Hour
expansion for SimCity 4, learning about new (and some old) features that it will
add to gameplay, as well as some general discussion of the reception SimCity 4
has met with.
- Gothic II
There's a
Gothic II Q&A on Gothic@RPGDot with an English translation of a
Q&A with Piranha Bytes' Kai Rosenkranz that originally was published in
German on Meditates
Schatzkästlein.
Action Vault's
X² - The Threat Beta Report #12 is written by Egosoft writer Darren Astles,
who once again heads into the fray to bring back tales of space combat from the
beta testing of their upcoming space combat game.
The latest Half-Life 2 movie has been released via the Steam
broadband delivery system. The "Barricade" video is a 123 MB download,
once again in Bink format. Mirrors are being provided by 3D Gamers,
FileFront,
FileRush
(torrent), FileShack
(registration required), IGN, and Worthplaying.
EA sends word
that Madden NFL 2004 has kicked off its retail run, and is now
available for all six of its target platforms. Here's a bit: "Extensively
updated playbooks, broadcast quality effects, and new gameplay camera angles are
just a few of the upgrades in Madden NFL 2004. John Madden, Al Michaels, and
Melissa Stark return with new commentary. PS One™, PC, and Game Boy® Advance
also have their own unique features this year, including the ability to connect
your Game Boy Advance to the Nintendo GameCube version to unlock hidden content
and features."
A new gameplay trailer for Joint Operations is now available showing off nearly
two minutes from NovaLogic's upcoming multiplayer shooter. The MPEG format movie
is a 14 MB download, which can be found on 3D Gamers,
FileShack (registration required), Gameplex,
and Worthplaying.
There is also a shrunken DivX version of the movie on Tiscali Games.
The Age of Wonders Website now offers
downloads of the first patch for Age of Wonders: Shadow Magic, updating the
fantasy strategy game to version 1.10. The patch is just under 5 MB. Thanks
Lonnie Lee.
Mace Griffin Bounty Hunter for PC Canned in North America
on TheForumz.com carries the report that the PC version of Mace Griffin
Bounty Hunter is not going to be released in North America as originally
planned. A call to VU Games confirmed the accuracy of this report, and also lead
to the revelation that the GameCube version has also gotten the axe, and that
the only planned release for this game is now the PC version in Europe. No
specific reasons were provided for this decision.
The promised version 1.4 patch for Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield is
now becoming available. There are various language versioons of the patch, as
well as a new version of the stand-alone server, some or all of which can be
found on the various mirrors that are popping up, so far consisting of 3D Gamers,
FileFront,
FileShack (registration required), Gamer's
Hell, Gaming Horizon,
IGN, Raven Shield Platoon
(thanks Marcia), and Worthplaying.
The first patch for IL-2 Sturmovik: the Forgotten Battles has been released,
updating 1C Maddox's WW2 flying combat add-on to version 1.1b. The update tweaks
the AI, networking, flight model, and graphics along with a bunch of bug fixes.
The patch is a 41 MB download, which can be found on the IL-2
Sturmovik Website or the mirrors on 3D Gamers,
FileFront,
Gamer's
Hell,
and Games Fusion.
The TRIBES Vengeance Media Index
on GameSpot and IGN's
TRIBES Vengeance Media Page each now feature their own new clips from TRIBES
Vengeance, showing off the upcoming installment in the shooter series, and
trying to learn the answer to the musical question about what happens when two
tribes clips go to war (talk about a long run for a short ride). Meanwhile, TribalWar.com
has a 154 MB DivX-format movie showing off the TRIBES Vengeance press
conference. Thanks Frans.
- Legends of Aranna
The Dungeon
Siege: Legends of Aranna Q&A on GameSpy.com is an article-format
conversation with Chris Taylor of Gas Powered Games and Ian Davis of Mad Doc
about the upcoming Dungeon Siege add-on.
- War of the Ring
There's a
Q&A on The Lord of the Rings Website talking with Erik Larson
associate producer on the War of the Ring, discussing the upcoming RTS game,
showing the courage to admit he's never actually read the Tolkien books
(though he has listened to them). Thanks Frans.
- Cleric
The Cleric
Q&A on GenGamers talks with Matthew Doyle of Plutonium Games about
their upcoming first-person shooter, learning about their small team and
search for a publisher, as well as details about gameplay.
- Spartan
HomeLAN
Fed's Spartan Q&A talks with Iain McNeil of Slitherine Software
about Spartan, their upcoming historical turn-based strategy game.
- E3
Ownt.com's
E3 Interview talks with Carolyn Rauch of the Entertainment Software
Association (the organization formerly known as IDSA) talking about the
past, present, and future of the annual E3 show.
- Blindlight
HomeLAN
Fed's Blindlight Q&A talks with Lev Chapelsky about this company
that looks to bring Hollywood writers, actors, and musicians to the world of
game development (look how Hollywood managed to help Super Mario Brothers
when it became a movie).
Levelord's Domain has details
on the QuakeCon party he's planning on throwing this Thursday.
B-F Total Gaming Network has
details on this coming weekend's Battle Factory LAN in the U.K., for which spots
are still available.
The Blizzard Entertainment Employment Opportunities
Website has word of an opening they are looking to fill for a Brand Manager
and an Associate Brand Manager.
After putting in a load of effort at getting rid of some of the grass that's
grown between the cracks in the sidewalk outside our house, I have learned that
this is some sort of tough mutant strain that's resistant to many forms of
attack. This has got me considering a new solution to bare spots on the lawn is
to pave them... not to cover up the problem, but to give a rooting place for
some of this sidewalk grass. Meanwhile, I need to determine if local ordinances
allow me to use a flamethrower on this stuff.
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